topic Re: Spyder Python "SendKeys" in Fusion API and Scripts Forum

Spyder Python "SendKeys"

isocam — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 18:23:41 GMT

Can anybody help?

Does anybody know if it is possible, using Spyder Python, to use "SendKeys"???

I want to send the keys "Ctrl+Alt+N" to fusion 360

Many thanks in advance!!!!

Darren

Re: Spyder Python "SendKeys"

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 01:33:33 GMT

Hello,

I am unclear what you were going to do by sending keyboard keys. We have KeyBoardEvent API which you can probably refer to. By hooking Command.KeyDown event, you can do something in Fusion 360 according to which keys are pressed in keyboard.

http://help.autodesk.com/view/fusion360/ENU/?guid=GUID-492810d8-b2d6-4c8a-ab92-d283724d70ba

Thanks,

Marshal

Re: Spyder Python "SendKeys"

JeromeBriot — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 20:50:27 GMT

Hello Darren,

here is a solution using the keyboard module (https://pypi.org/project/keyboard/) :

#Author-Jerome Briot
#Description-

import adsk.core, adsk.fusion, adsk.cam, traceback

from .Modules import keyboard


def run(context):
    ui = None
    try:
        app = adsk.core.Application.get()
        ui  = app.userInterface

        # Open/close the data panel
        keyboard.press_and_release('ctrl+alt+p')
        adsk.doEvents()

    except:
        if ui:
            ui.messageBox('Failed:\n{}'.format(traceback.format_exc()))

Hope this helps